Why Bernie Sanders Matters

Why Bernie Sanders Matters

Missionary. Radical. Hippy. Revolutionary. Red Mayor. Pragmatist. Socialist. Hot from the campaign trail, a vivid new biography that goes inside Bernie Sandersâ€™s contradictions, his unusual life, and his electrifying quest to make the American dream a reality for all.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be the least political person in politicsâ€”a brusque, unpolished, Jewish Socialist from Brooklyn with deep-seated convictions and distaste for small talk.Â He is also, at seventy-four, the rising star of the Democratic party, whose underdog bid for the presidential nomination has hit the marks of a serious contender: Heâ€™s competitive with, and in some cases leading, Hillary Clinton in early state polls. Heâ€™s closed the fundraising gap, and is drawing crowds of thousands to campaign rallies. Why? Because where most candidates are calculating and rehearsed, Sanders is frank, authentic, and impassioned. For thirty years, he has spoken out against income inequality, environmental injustice, and privatized healthcare. Nowâ€”amid an ever-widening chasm between the rich and the rest, and growing voter disenchantmentâ€”the country is listening.

With reporting from inside the campaign, personalÂ relationships with Sandersâ€™s friends and colleagues, and meticulous research, noted reporter Harry Jaffe offers an engaging, insightful portrait of the ultimate outsider candidate, charting Sandersâ€™s course from Brooklyn to Burlington, and now to Des Moines and beyond. Within the untold narrative of Sandersâ€™s origins and political development, he also examines the growth of the progressive movement, and the recent developmentsâ€”including the Occupy movement, the Great Recession, and the rise of the millennial generationâ€”that have shifted Sandersâ€™s views from fringe to focal point. At once a captivating biography, and a thought-provoking window into the contemporary political landscape, this will becomeÂ the defining account of a pivotal moment in American history.Â
Country USA
Brand imusti
Manufacturer Regan Arts.
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2015-12-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781682450178

Country	USA
Brand	imusti
Manufacturer	Regan Arts.
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2015-12-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781682450178

Why Bernie Sanders Matters

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